Apparatus for locating shoes and soles for cement attachment



APPARATUS FOR LOCATING SHOES AND SOLES FOR CEMENT ATTACHMENT S. J. FINN Nov. 18,

Filed July 26, 1959 4 Sheets-Sheet l S. J. FINN Nov. 18, 1941;

APPARATUS FOR LOCATING SHOES AND SOLES FOR GEMENT'ATTACHMENT- Filed July 26, 1959 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 /113 N VE/V 727E.

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' AEPARATUS FOR LOCATING SHOES AND SOLES FOR CEMENT ATTACHMENT Filed July 26, 1939 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 F1312 A/VEA/TUR Patented Nov. 18, 1941 APPARATUS FOR LOOA'IING SHOES AND SOLES FOR CEMENT ATTACHMENT Sidney J. Finn, Beverly, Mass, assignor to United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Borough of Flemington, N. J. ,a corporation of New Jersey Application July 26,, 1939, Serial No. 286,600

49 Claims. I (01. 12 -33) This invention relates to apparatus for use in the-cement attachment of soles to shoes and par ticularly for use in relatively locating the shoe and sole prior to the. application of sole-attach.- ing pressure. The invention is illustrated as embodied in cement sole attaching machine of the type disclosed in United States Letters Patent No. 2,047,- 185, granted July 14, l936, upon application of Ballard et al. I Objects of the invention are generally to improve and perfect mechanism for relatively lo.- cating the shoe and sole and particularly to enable the shoe and sole to be located relatively to each other prior to their being brought into contact, and to insure that the length of the shank portion of a sole will correspond substantially to the length of the shank portion of the shoe against which it is laid. i The invention consists in means for locating the sole relatively to a pad upon which the shoe is to be pressed and means for frictionally holding the shoe in the proper position above the sole out of contact therewith, the shoe and sole being brought together by application of sole-attach ing pressure. As illustrated, a sole is located and the shoe is suspended in proper positionrelatively to the located sole between a V-gage at the toe'end of the shoe and a vegage at the rear end of the shoe, one V-gage being fixed and the other yieldingly pressed toward it to sustain the shoe;

The method aspect of the invention herein disclosed but not claimed is made the subject-matter of a divisional application Serial No. 356,918, filed September 16, 1940, in my name.

Other features of the invention consist in shoe and sole gages located at the ends of the ball line and cooperating with the gages at the end of the toe relatively to locate the forepart of the shoe and sole with means permitting bodily lateral movement of the rear shoe and sole gages to enable them relatively to locate the shoe and sole in the positions determined by the toe and ball line gages. To accommodate the gages forright and left shoes and to the different swings of lasts for the same foot, the sole and-shoe toe gages are arranged for adjustment laterally of the shoe With respect to the ball gages and, as illustrated, are arranged to move about a centerlocated in the vicinity of the intersection of the longitudinal median line of the forepart with the longitudinal median line of the rear part of the shoe bottom.

These'and other features of the invention, in-

eluding certain novel arrangements and combinations of parts, will appear more fully from the following description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings and will be 'pointedout in the appended claims.

In the drawings, I Fig. 1 is a plan view of a pad box equipped-with shoe and sole locating mechanism embodying the present invention;

. -,Fig. 2 is a' detail in plan of one of the ball line gages shown in Fig. 1 in its open position;

Fig. 3 a longitudinal section on the line III-III of Fig. 1, the parts beyond. that line beingshown in elevation;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 'IV-IV of Fig. 3 andshowing the toe gage locking mechanism;

Fig. 5, is a-detail in front elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 3; l

operating the ball line gages;

Fig. 7 is a perspective viewofthe gage for 10- cating the toe end of the sole, part of the associated gage for the toe ofthe shoe being broken Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the mechanism for locating the rear ends of the sole andlshoe'; ,Fig. 9 is a central vertical section of the mechanism shown in Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is atransverse section taken on the line X-- X of Fig. 8 looking toward the toe;

,-,Fig..11 is an elevational detail of parts shown in Fig, '10; and I s Fig. 12 is a somewhat diagrammatic view illustrating the location of a shoe and sole in ac;- cordance with the present method.

In Fig. 1 a shoe S and an outsole O are shown as relatively located by mechanism embodying the present invention as applied'to amachine' of the type disclosed in the patent referred to above, the'pad beingef the type disclosed in Letters Patent of the United States No. 2,205,400, granted June 25, 1949, on. my application; The mechaw nism for locating the toe end of the sole, best shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 7, comprises a forked member 20 (Fig.7) each arm of which has a pair of downwardly projectingears 22 to which a p ir of plates 24', 26 are pivoted by a pin 28 so that the freefiedges of the plates may rest by gravity against a cover 30 overlying a pad 3| con tained inla box 32. The free edges of the plates 24, 26 are straight and flush with each other and the free edges of one pair of plates 24, 26 are angularly related to the free edges of the other pair of plates so that the plates" constitute a V- Fig. 6 is a view taken on the line VI-VI of Fig. 1 showing in elevation the mechanism for gage which will locate the toe end of a sole when brought against it. As shown, the sides of the V are substantially at right angles to each other. The forked member is carried by a slide 34 arranged for movement longitudinally of the sole in the direction of the longitudinal median line of the forepart, and the gage-carrying end of the slide 34 is arranged for a limited amount of move-' ment perpendicularly to the pad cover 50 about a pivot stud36.

In order that the free edges of the plates 24, 26, while resting upon the cover may have vat all times a limited amount of ups ward movement in response to theldistortion of the pad, the slide 34 is provided with a downward projection 35 which rests upon the pad cover 30 adjacent to the plates 24, 26 and limits down; ward movement of the front end of the slide 34 and prevents contact of the plates 24,26 with an overlying shoe gage to be later described. The slide 34 is arranged for up-and-down swinging movement about. the pivot stud, 36 and for longitudinal movement toward and from the shoe between ways 38, 39,,formed in a, member 40,

the pivot I0 of the lever 66, 68. the pad away-from the operator the rocker 92 gaging the arm I4. By adjusting the screw 84 the initial position of the shoe and sole V-gages lengthwise of the shoe may be varied. The arm I6 is bored to receive a stud 86 on which is a roll 88 lyingin a groove 90 curved from the same center as the plate 44 but having. asomewhat longer radius. The groove 90 is formedin a rocker member 92 (Fig. 1) pivoted at each end to one of the brackets 46 by a pin 94, the axes of the pins being substantially in alinement with On the side of has an upwardly extending arm' 96 (Figs. 1 and 6) which is pivoted at 98 to a link I00 the other end of which is arranged to slide in a guide I02 (Fig. 1) and carries a roll I04 engaging a groove in the upper end of a bell-crank lever I06 similar to that provided in the machine of the Ballard as best shown in Fig. 4 wherethe pivot stud '36 longitudinal median line'oflthe forepart with the longitudinal median line of the rear part'of a sole disposed upon the pad cover 30. The mem-' ber 40 may be adjusted along the curvedplate' 44 to locate the sole V-gage 24, 26 properly for right and left soles or for soleshavin 'different swings by releasing a set screw 48 (Fig. 1) and sliding the member'40 alongthe curved plate 44 to. the required position-where it is maintained by tighteningthe screw.

After'asole is placed by the operator on the The plate 44 is curved about a center 10- pad cover 30 in approximately the right position,

it is desirable to move the sole V-gage in the direction of the longitudinal median line of the forepartto' engageth'e toe end of the sole and to lock it in that position. For this purpose mecha nism shownin Figs. 1, 3, 4' and 5 is provided;

The slide 34 (Fig. 3) has pivoted thereto by the;

stud 36 a lever 52 on which is a cam 54'the sur-* face of which, when thelever 52 .is turned in a clockwisedirection, engages a wear plate 56 se-- cured to the upper wall of the way-39 on which.

the washer slides. The lever 52 is urged in a counterclockwise direction by a compression spring 58' having one end seated in the lever and the other in the slide 34, the spring being adjustable by means'of a screw 60 and set nut. A'link. 62is connectedto' the lever 52 at 64 and to the,

upper arm 66"of alever having a lower arm 68,

thelever-being pivotedat "I0, between a pair of spaced bracketslZ extending downwardly from: the member 40. Pivoted on the same axis 10 with theylever 66, 68 is alever havin an upper arm and a lower arm I6, the upper arm 14 be-: ing bored out to receive a compression spring 18 whichisadjustably held in place by a screw 80. The lower endof the spring I8 engages a socket. in the rearwardly'extending arm68. The relative movement between the lever arms '68 and 14 produced by the spring 18 is limited by a' stop screw ,threaded through the arm 66 "and en et ,al. patent above referred to for operating the gages. A tension spring I08 (Fig. 1) connected between the 'linkl00 and a pin '0 on the pad box serves to swing the rocker 92 in. a clockwise direction yieldingly to Imove the shoe and sole locating mechanism toward the shoe when the lever I06 is released to permit action of the spri g I08.

When the lever I 06 is so released, the spring acts to, turn the rocker 92 in a clockwise direc- I tion, thus swingingithe lever 14, I6 about its pivot I0 and through the sprin I8 turning th lever 66, 68 on the'samepivot, the link 62- acting on the lever 52 through the spring58 to move the slide 34 toward the sole. When the V-gage '24, 26 engages the sole and resistance is'thus offered to its further movement, the spring 58 yields and the consequent clockwise movement of the lever 52 causes the cam 54 to engage the plate 56, thus effectively lockingthe slide 34 against movement in a directionaway from the shoe, pressure in that direction merely serving to jam the surface of the cam 54 harder against the plate 56. The spring I8 may then yield to permit further movement of the rocker 92.

2 To locate the toe-of the shoe with respect to the toe of the sole located in'the V-gag 24, 26, a gage II 2 is provided. The gage II2 has two faces II3 (Fig. 1) v which are angularly related to each other, the angle as shown being approximately a rightanglel Thefaces I I3 have considerable heightwise extent in a direction perpendicular to the pad surface, the surfaces I I3 being substantially parallel to the edge faces of the plates 24, 26. The gage II2 having the surfaces H3 is therefore a IV-gage for 'locatin'g the toe end of the shoe. The V-gagel I2 is adjustably connected at. I I4 to a'slide H6 (Fig. 3) arranged on the slide 34 for movement in a direction parallel thereto, the slide I I6 being held in place on I the slide 34' by a screw I I8 passing through a slot in the slide H6 and threaded into the slide 34. Since, inrsome shoes, more projection of the sole is required on one side than on the other,

the shoe V-gage II2 isarranged for adjustment laterally of the shoe with respect tothe sole V-gage 24, 26. For this purpose the-slide II6 has a transverse groove I20 which isengaged by a downwardly projecting tongue on the V-gage II2, the gage being-provided with a slot I22 (Fig; 1 extending in the direction of .the groove I20 to receive the screw II4.

The slide I I6 is moved longitudinally relatively tothe slide 34 to adjust the shoe'V-gage II2 relatively to the sole V-gage 24, 26 to vary the amount 'of extension of the sole by means of a screw I24- the head I26'of which en ages a notch I28 formed in the slide 34, the screw I24 being. threaded through an upstanding lug I130; on theslide I'I6. Between the head I26 of the screw and. the lug I30 is a compression springI32 which. prevents accidental turning of the screw.

. To indicate the setting of the shoe gage II2 longitudinally of the shoe with respect to the sole gage 24,7 26, indicating means best shown inFigs. 3 and 7 is provided. A plate I34 (Fig. 7) is provided with graduations I36 and has a supporting portion I38 attached by a screw I39 (Fig. 3) to the slide 34-. An index finger I40 is pivoted at I42 to the plate I34 and a bifurcated arm I44 alsov pivoted at I42 is adjustably held to the finger I40 by a screw I46 which passes through a slot in the finger I40 and is threaded into the bifurcated arm I44. A stud I48 fixed t the slide I I6 is embraced by the bifurcated arm I44 and the plate I34 is slotted at I50 to permit movement of the stud I48 relatively to the plate as the slide H6 is moved relatively to the slide 34 by turning the screw I24 which causes the finger I40 to move over the graduations- I36 and indicate the position of the shoe V-gage- II2 relatively to thesole gage 24, 26. By loosening the screw I46 the finger I40 may be madeto coincide with any desired one of the graduations I36 for any given longitudinal setting of the surfaces II3 of the V-gage II'2 with'respect to the V-gage 24, 26.- Thus any number of pad boxes may have their indicators I 40- so set that they will be opposite the same number on the plate I34 when the gages II-2 are set for the same sole projection on all the boxes.

After the sole V-gage 24, 26 is moved toward the toe end of the sole-(accompanied, of course, by the shoe V-gage I I2), ball line sole gages I52, I54 are moved toward the sole from opposite sides thereof to engage it substantially at the ends of the ball line. Each ball line gage has a stem I56 (Fig. 1) which is adjustably connected by a screw and slot at I58 to an arm I60 pivoted on a horizontal axis I 62 (Fig. 6) to a member I64 which, in turn, is pivoted on an upright pin I66 carried by one of the brackets 46. Beneath each arm I60 is a plate I68 (Fig. 1) having an inclined slot I10, each plate being pivoted on one of the pins I66 and having a projection ,I'I2 riveted at I73 (Fig. 6) tea projection I on the member I64 so that the plate I68 and the arm I60 turn together on the pin I66. Each arm I60 is provided with a vertical pin I'I6 (Figs. 1 and 2) which extends downwardly into a slot formed in th plate I68, the pin fitting loosely in the slot to permit sufficient heightwise movements of the gages I52 so that they will at all times engage the pad and may move heightwise in response to distortion of the pad by reason of the pressure of the shoe upon it, the pins further insuring that the arms I60 will moveinwardly with the plates I68 without. any springing of the plates as the latter are moved inwardly by means to be described.

The slot H0 in each plate I68 is engaged by an upstanding lug I'I8 on a-slide I80, each slide being mounted in ways I82 for movement lengthwise of the pad box, the Ways I82 on one side in a clockwise direction the plungers I00, one ateach side of the box, press upon the arms I88 I and yieldingly swing; the arms. I86 clockwise to move the slidesI80 rearwardly of the shoe and cause the lugs I18 in the inclined slots I'I0 to move the gages I52, I54 toyvard the sole from opposite sides thereof. When one of the ball, gages engages thesole, the spring plunger I90 through which that gage is operated willyield to permit further movement of the other gage into contact with the sole, the gages I52, I54 thusacting as feelersto find thesole on the pad without changing its location. The inclination of the slots H0 is such that both gages are positiv-ely locked against outward movement until released by reverse movement of the lugs I18. Above the sole gage I52 is a shoe gage I94 arranged to slide laterally of the sole relatively to the sole gage I52, the gage I94 being adjusted toward and from the shoe by means of a screw I06 which is held from end-wise movement rela tively to the sole gage I52 and is threaded into th shoe gage I94. A similar shoe gage I98 is similarly mounted upon the other sole gage I54. It is desirable that the sole V-gage 24, 26 be 8 advanced to engage the toe end of the sole before erence to Figs.8, 9, 10 and 11.

of the box being parallel to the ways I82 on the the balllihe gages I52, I54 are brought into engagement with the sole. Accordingly, a portion I'II of the inner side of the slot I10 againstwhich the lugs I78 act to close the ball line gages, is made "parallel to the ways I82 so that during the initial movement of the lugs no movement isimpart-ed to the ballline. gages, the sole V-gage 24, 26 havingmeanwhile been brought into engagement with the sole. Thereafter, of course, the lugs I18 move on to the inclined portion of the inner sides of the slots I10 and move the ball line gages into contact'wi'th'the sole, as already described.

The mechanism for locating the rear end of the sole and shoe will now be described with ref- At the rear end of the pa d box is, a vertical slide 200 sustained bysprings, as is usual in this type of machine. On the slide 200 isv a transverse T-guide 202 on which a transverse, slide 204 is mounted. Near the topof the slide 200 extending transversely of the pad box is a bore 206 (Fig. 10) extending. part way through, and on the opposite side of the pad box is a similar bore 206. In each bore is a heade'd pin 208 on which is a compression spring 2I0. On the outer end of each pin, held on by a cotter pin 2II, is an ear 2I2 through which the pin passes, each car being secured to. the slide 204 by a screw 2I4. The springs serve to maintain the horizontal transverse slide 204 in central position with respect to the vertical slide 200 but permit the slide 204 to be displaced laterally with respect to the slide 200 in either direction by compressing one only of the springs H0. The slide 204 has a rearward extension 2I6 (Fig. 9) arranged to engage a roll 2I8 mounted move easily without binding when subjected to rearward pressure by a shoe. Mounted in a T- way 222 on the slide 204 is a longitudinal slide 224 which carries both sole and shoe gages. The movement of the slide 224 is limited in both directions (Fig. 9) by stop screws 225, and to permit greater longitudinal movement of the slide 224 its under side is slotted at 221 to receive the stop screws 225, the screws engaging an unslotted portion of the slidebetween the grooves 221. The

front part of the slide 22 4 is hollow and mounted in the cavity is asole gage comprising a tongue 226 secured by screws 228 to a member 238 fixed to atransverse pin 232 which extends through and beyond the sides of the hollow portion of the slide 224. Rearwardlyof the pin 232 the member 238 is engaged by a compression spring 234 which tends to force the'forward end of the tongue 226 downwardly. The tongue 226 carries a pin 236 adapted .to engage a hole punched centrally of the'rear end of the sole, the pin, as shown, being beveled off on its rear side to facilitate its removal after the sole is attached to the shoe. extends beyond the slide 224 on the side toward the operator has pinned thereto a block 238 (Figs. Sand the upper part of which is slotted V81:- tically to receive the lower end of a lever 248 which is pivoted thereto by a pin 242 and has below the pin flat surfaces 24l, 243 which overlie the flat surface 244 of the block 238 (Fig. 8). When the lever 248- is moved clockwise, the surface 24l will, after somelost motion, engage the surface 244 and will then turn the pin 232 to cause the tongue to be raised against the tension of the spring 234.

-A V-gage 248 to receive the rearend of the shoe has a longitudinally bored square stem 258 which is received between vertical surfaces 252 (Fig.- 10) formed in the slide 224. The stem 258 is slotted at 254 (Fig. 9) to'receive a trans-j verse pin 256 the ends of which are fixed in the slide 224, and in the bore -of the stem between the pin 256 and a cotter pin 258 is a compression spring 268 which tends to push the gage 248 yieldingly toward the shoe, the stem 258 being permitted a limited amount of move ment in a vertical plane about the pin 256. The stem 258 is normally held in an upwardly tilted position against a stop 262 (Fig. 8) by a'leaf spring 264 secured to the slide 224 by a screw 266. (Fig. 9) and bearing at its front end upon the lower side of the stem 258 forwardly'of its. pivot:

256. The free end of the spring 264 lies in a shallow. groove 25I formed in the lower face of the stem 258, and. a pair of lugs 268 on the member 238'are engaged by the stem 258 at opposite sides of the groove 25! when the gage 248 is depressed and serve to limit downward move ment of the gage.

To hold the slide 224 from rearward movement, a pair of pawls 278, 272 (Fig. 8) is pro videdjthese pawls being pivoted at 274 to the slide 224 and arranged to engage ratchet teeth 276 formed in a steel strip 278 inserted in the top face of the slide 284' and heldin place by screws 288. The pawls 278,272 are difienentiah;

1y arranged, that is, arranged so that when one pawl engages the notch between the teeth 276. the other pawl will be at the top of another tooth.

The pawl 272 has a tail 282 and the other pawl 278 has a similar tail 284. The tail 282 is connectedby a tension spring 286 to a pin 288 on the slide 224, the spring holding the pawl 272 in engagement with the teeth 276. To insure that the pawl 278 will also be urged toward theteeth 276, a portion 298 of the pawl 272 is arranged to overhang the pawl 278, and a com-1 pression spring 292- is arranged between theportion 298 and the pawl 278, the spring being sock The lever 248" eted in each of these members. is provided with a rearward projection 294 arranged to engage flat. surfaces formed one on each of the tails 282,284. When the level" 248 is operated tolift thetongue 226, lostmotion The pivot of the pin 232 whichadjustment I58.

occurs between the surface 24 of the lever and.

the surface 244 .on the block 258 sufficient to enable the projection 294 to engage and lift the pawls before the tongue 226 is released by further movement of the lever. I

If, as sometimes may happen, the tongue 226 is tilted upwardly, due to pressure of the shoe upon the pad, the block 238 will swing rearwardly and the projection 294 will merely slide back and forth on-the fiat surfaces formed on the tails of the pawls without lifting the pawls, so that the'slide 224 remains locked against-rearward movement. I a

It is sometimes desirable to shift the shoe gage 248 and the'tongue 226 laterallywith respect to each other to meet conditions where the hole in the sole is improperlylocatedor the shape of the last is unsymmetrical 'so that the location ofthe pin 236 centrally with respect to the shoe V-gage 248 does not locate the rear end of the sole properly with respect to the shoe bottom. For this purpose the pm 232 which extends beyond the slide 224 on the side away from the operator (Figs. 10 and 11) is provided with a pair of flanges 296 between which is located a collar 298 formed on ascrew 388 threaded into the slide 224. By turning the screw 388 by its head 382 the pin 232 is moved longitudinally and hence the tongue 226 which is pinned to it will be moved laterally with respect to the shoe gage 248. A friction plug 383 prevents accidental turning of the screw 388. indication of the setting'of the screw 388, an index finger 384 (Fig. 1) is pivoted at 386 (Fig. 10) to a lug 388 formed on the slide 224 and extends rearwardly over "a graduated scale 3l8 (Fig. 1) also secured to the slide 224. The finger 384 has on its upper side (Fig. 11) a lug 3| 2 which lies between the flanges 296 and causes the finger 384 to be swung overthe scale as the pin 232 is moved longitudinally by operation of the screw 388.

In the use of the apparatus, an outsole having moved laterally if necessary to effect this. Upon release of thehandle 248 the pawls 278, 272 engage the teeth 276 and prevent rearward move ment of the slide. alined with the longitudinal median line of the forepart of the sole, the screw 48 will be loosened and the member 48 carrying the slide will be,

swung to one side or the other to effect such alinement, the range ofmovement of the member 48 being sufficient so that the direction of movement of the slide 34 maybe alined with the median line of either a right or'a left shoe.v Assuming that a right outsole O is being located,- the :parts will be positioned as shown in Fig. 1.

In this case the ball line sole gage I54 is adjusted farther rearwardly of the sole than the ball line gage I52 by'use of the screw-and-slot Of course, for a left sole the positions ofthe ball line gages would be reversed.

1 The operator now, by depressing a treadle to operate the angle lever I86 as disclosed in the patent above referred to, releases the spring I88 which acts to tip the rocker 92 clockwise, thus moving the slide 34 toward the shoe until the sole V-gage 24, 26 engages the toe end of the sole. Upon contact of the gages 24, 26 with To afford an accurate Now if the slide 34 is not" opposite sides of the sole, the spring 58 iscompressed and the lever 52 rocked forwardly about its pivot 36 to cause the cam 54 to bind against the plate 56, thus locking the sole gage from movement away from the sole While the V- gage is moved toward the sole the slides I80 are being moved rearwardly of the pad, the lugs I18 first traveling in the straight portions "I of the slots I10 and, after theso1e,V-gage has engaged the sole, the lugs I18 operate in the inclined slots I'IU to move the sole gages I52, I54 into contact with the sole. Should one of the ball gages engage the sole before the other, the spring I92 associated with that gage will yield to permit the other gage to come into contact with the sole. When both gages I52, I54 have found the sole, they are, of course, positively locked against outward movement by the lugs H8 in theinclined slots I10. In case a small sole is being. located and the V-gage 24, 26 is initially so far from the sole that the ball gages reach the sole before the toe gages, the initial position of the slide 34 may be changed by adjusting the stop screw 84 to vary the initial "position of the V-gage longitudinally of the sole.

A shoe having cement on the overlasted portion of "its upper isnow seated at its rear end in the V-gage 248 and the shoe and V-gage moved 'rearwardly against the tension of the spring 260 until the toe of the shoe will enter the shoe V-gage H2. The surfaces II3 of the V-gage I I2 have sufiicient heightwise extent parallel to the edge faces of the sole gage 24, 26 sov thatthe shoe may be located by them while the forepart is out of contact-with the sole located by the sole V-gage 24, 26, the shoe being held suspended over the sole by pressure of the gage 248 toward the gage II2. This relation of the shoe and sole is shown somewhat diagrammatically in Fig. 12. a

Now, to insure that the shank portion of the sole will be laid against the shank portion of a shoe Without putting the shank portion of the sole under such'longitudinalstress that it will tend to separate from the shoe, the shank portion of the outsole is made to bulgetoward the shank portion of the shoe located above it by pushing the slide 224 toward the shoe to cause the. pawls 210, 212 to move a few notches, this movement of the slide being permit-ted by a slight further compression of the spring-26B. The outsole will be now in the conditionillustrated in Fig. 12, the upward bulge of the outsole furnishing suflicient material-to be laid against the shank portion. of the shoe as the shoe and sole are brought to- :gether by downward pressure of abutments 3I4,

,3I6 with-which the machine is provided. As the shoe moves downwardly, the toe thereof is guided by the surfaces I I3 into properrelation .to the sole positioned against the edge faces of the plates -24, 26 and 'the'ball portion of the shoe is guided by'the shoe gages I94, I98 into proper relation to the sole at the ball. At the-heel end of the shoe the gage 24:! moves downwardly about its pivot 255 until the shoe S and sole 0 assume the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 9. If, as sometimes happens, the shank portion of the outsole O is distorted so that its rear portion is too far to one side or the other, the slide 224 carrying the gages for the rear end of the sole and shoe may be moved with the slide 204 to one side-or the other against one or the other of the springs 2H] to al-ine the shoe gage 248 with the position .of the shoe as determined by the toe V- gage I I2 and the ball line gages. I94, I98, the pin to bring the rear end of the sole and" the. rear. end of theshoe in the proper relation, the amount and direction of this adjustment being. indicated by 'thefinger 304. on the scale 3I0.

Having thus described. my invention, what- I claim as new and desire tosecure, by Letters Patent of the United State'siisz,

1..A pad box for use in applyingpressure to shoe bottoms provided with asol-receiving pad,

and-a gage: forlocating the end. of. asole comprising pairs of plates pivoted atone. edge the plates of each pair being adapted'tol rest at their free edges: upon the. pad;.

2. A pad box for use in applying pressure to. sh oebottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad,

and agage movable into and out of operative.

position for locating one end of a sole on the pad, said gage-comprising a pluralityof pairs of flat members arranged for-pivotalrmoyement independently of each other,.the freeedges of each pair being straight, in alinement, and thepivot of onepair being at an-angle tothat of the other pair, said members, when inoperative position,

being adapted to rest at their free-endsupon the.

sole-receiving surface of, the pad.

3.. A pad box for 'usein, applying pressure to] shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, and a gage for positioning one end .ofzasoleon the pad, said gage comprising pairs of oppositely disposed plates pivotallymounted at one edgeand arranged torest by gravity on the pad at their opp site ed es, sa d pl tes bein als arran ed for movement longitudinally of the pack a. A pad box o use in .aiiply i ressu shoe bottoms. provided with a solen pad, anda gage for positioning a sole on the pad, said age comprising a p ura i o o pos t ly d p e sets f pla e m u te f0? P al m e e t. in? depende tlyo a h ot er and a an e o. rest y gravity on the pad a thair fr e ed he free edges of each set of plates being adapted to enga the ed e. ac o the sole an be n located substan ally at i h an les t th re edges of the opposite set of plates. h

A pad box to use in p l n p ss re to sh e tt s p ded with Mol -r iv n pad, a slide mounted for movement longitudinally of a shoe on the pad and for movement in a vertical plane about a pivot, the front end of the slide having a lug engaging the pad to limit its movement toward the pad, and a V-gage mounted onthe slide and consisting of plates pivotally engaging the pad by gravity and being arran ed at approximately a right angle to serve as a V.- gage for locating a sole. 7

6. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with asoIe-receiVing pad, a slide mounted for movement longitudinally of a shoe on the pad and for movement in a vertical plane about a pivot, means for limiting movement of the front end of the slide toward the pad, and a gage mounted on the slide and consisting of plates pivotally mounted at one edge, the free edges engaging the pad by gravity and being arated plate.

ranged at 'approxi mately a; right angle'to each other to serve as. a V-gage forlocatin'g thesola 75A .padbox: for usefin applying pressure'to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad;

a V.-gage for locating theflto'eend ofa' sole; a V gage for locatingthe 1 9. end-of, a shoe, means for relatively adjusting said gages longitudinally of the-forepart offltheshoe; and a graduated scale and index finger to indicate the amount o i a fi j at e tme t-1 1 a r 8. A vpad box. 'for us'e in;applying fpressureto shoe bottoms providedfwith a sole-'receivingpad,

a. first sli'de ..arranged' for movement longitudinally of the pad, a'gage ,on said slide, a second slide on the firstfslide, a Vrgage on the'second slide for engagingtliesho'e; means for efiecting a.'fine adjustment of one slide'relatively to the other to set the gages; and an indicator actuated by. relative 'movem such movementg" 7 Y I a I A pad boxfor use in applying pressure to j shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad,

a slide arranged' for 1 movement longitudinally of the pad, aigag'e on said slide, aseC ndsIide mounted on .the first-named I slide,.. a gage on said second slide. means for ;efl:e-cting relative longitudinal movement :of saidslides, and means for measuring said relative movement compris ing. a graduated pjlategan index .finger v pivoted on said plate and con'nectionsbetween the finger and said slides whereby said finger is caused to indicate;said relative movement on the gradu- 10.. A pad bojxgfr; applying pressure to shoe'bottomsprovided with a sole-receiving pad,

a first slide arranged for movement longitudi nally' or the pad; a sole gag'e'on-said slide," a

.Secondslideon'.the first slidesa V gage onthe I second slide for. engaging a shoe, a graduated plate carried by the first slideganindex finger in avertical planeaboutja pivot, means for limiting movement of the front' end of the slide toward the pad,;-'a sole V-g'a'g'ie mounted on the slide and'a shoe' V.-gage' located above the sole V-gage and .mo'unted on; saidslide for bothllatfv eralv and longitudinal adjustments relatively to the sole gage. i

12..A padbox-jfor .use inapplying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with. a sole-receiving pad, "means forlocating the toe end of a sole,.a pair of arms movable about axes perpendicular to the -pad feelers .on said arms arranged to' engage the solejo'ne at each lend of theball linesyielding means through which the feelers are qperated to engage the sole, and means for positively preventing. reverse movement of. the feelers,

i l3. Agpad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottqms provided with a sole-receiving pad, a pair of arms movable about axes perpendicular vto the pad, ball line gages on said arms, slides guided for movement parallel to each other lengthwiseof the box, slotted plates carried by the arms, and lugs'on. the slides engaging inclined slots in the platesto move the arms tont. of the slides V to magnify wardeach other "and prevent: separation of the.

arms. 1

14; A pad box for use in applying pressure toI shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad;

a slide movable longitudinally of the pad; .a"

V -gage on the slide to locate the end of the sole; ball line gages arranged for movement toward.

the sole at the opposite ends of theball line, 3

find the sole, and means acting on contact with the sole for locking each of said gages. 15. A pad box for use in applying pressuret shoe bottoms providedwith a sole-receivingipad; a pair of ball line gages arrangedrelatively-to locate a shoeand'sole at the ends of theball line, means for advancing each ball line gage toward its end of the ball line comprising a plate having a slot, a slide movable longitudinally of the pad and. having a stud engaging said slot," the inclination of the slot being such that the gages are positively locked in operative position against movement away from the shoe, and means for yieldingly' moving the slide." a

16. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad; aslide mounted for" movement longitudinally of the pad in a guideway, a V-gagemounted on-the slide to locate the end of a s'oleQa lever" on the slide having a cam, adapted to lock the'slide to the guideway against movement away from'the sole, a spring initially holding the cam out of vac'tion, and means connected with the lever for advancing the slide, resistance to movement of the slide by contact of the gage with the sole causing the spring to be overcome and the slide to be locked by the cam. r I i 1'7. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad,

shoe and sole gages for engaging respectively the toe ends of 'a shoe and sole, and means for adjusting said gages laterally of the shoeand sole about an are adapted to 'position' themat the proper angle'for operating upon shoes and soles locating right and left shoes and soles,

19. A pa d'box forfuse applying pressur to shoe'bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, a pair of ball line gages arranged "relatively to locate a shoe and sole at the ends of the'ball line, a and shoe and soleV-gages engaging respectively the shoe and the sole at the toe end, said. gages being mounted for adjustment to maintain a line bisecting the angle of the V-gages substantially coincident with th longitudinal median line of the forepart of shoes and soles having difierent swings.

20. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad,

a pair, of ball line shoe and sole gages arranged to locate'a sole and shoe relatively to each other at theends of the ball line, and shoeandsole V-gages engaging respectively the shoe and the sole at their toe ends, said V-gages being arranged for bodily movement relatively to the ball line gages about a center located approximately at the .iintersection of the longitudinal median line of the forepart of the shoe with the longitudinal median line of the rear part.

21. A pad box for use in applying pressure to sho bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, means for locating the toe end of a sole, means for locating the toe end of ashoe, means for relatively adjusting said locating means longitudinally of the. forepart of the shoe, and means constructed and arranged for bodily movement of said shoe and sole locating means along an arc struck from a point approximately at the intersection of the longitudinal median line of the forepart with the longitudinal median line of th rear part of a shoe placed on the pad.

22. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad,

a pair of ball line gages arranged relatively to locate the sole at the ends of the ball line, and shoe and sole gages engaging respectively the shoe and sole at their toe ends, said last-named gages being arranged for bodily movement relatively to th ball line gages about a center located approximately at the intersection of the longitudinal median line of the forepart'of the shoe with the longitudinal median line of the rear part.

23. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with :a sole-receiving pad, a V-gage for locating the toe end of a sole, and a V-gage for locating the toe end of a shoe, said V-gages being arranged for bodily movement along an arc struck from a point approximately at the intersection of the longitudinal :median line of the forepart with the longitudinal median line of the rear part of a'shoe placed onthepad.

24. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, and means for locating the toe of a sole and the toe of a shoe, said means being arranged for bodily movement along an arc struck from a point approximately at the intersection of the longitudinal median line of the forepart with the longitudinal median line of the rear of a shoe placed on the pad.

25.'A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, a slide movable transversely of the box, a slide arranged for movement longitudinally of the box,

shoe and sole gages carried by said last-named slide, and spring means acting to maintain the transversely movable slide in central position relatively to the pad box.

26. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided witha sole-receiving pad, a slide movable transversely of the box, a slide arranged for movement longitudinally of the box, shoe and. sole gages carried by the last-named slide, means for holding the transverse slide yieldingly in central position relatively to the pad box, and means for adjusting the shoe and sole gages transversely of the pad relatively to each other.

27. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, a longitudinally movable slide, a V-gage mounted thereon for movementlongitudinally of the shoe relatively to the slide, a spring urging the V-gage toward a shoe on the pad, a sole gage for locating a. sole relatively to ,-a shoe in the V-gage, means for holding the slide from movement away from the shoe on the pad, and means for effecting relative lateral adjustment of the sole gage and V-gage.

28. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad,

a slide movable transversely of the box, a .slide arranged for movement longitudinally of the box, a V -gage for the shoe carried by the longitudinally movable slide, a sole gage comprising a tongue and pin also carried by said slide, means for relatively adjusting the V-gage and the tongue transversely of the pad, and an indicator-to show the amount of said transverse relative adjustment.

29. A pad box for use in applying. pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, a slide movable transversely of the box, a slide arranged for movement longitudinally of the box on the transverse slide, a shoe gage arranged for movement longitudinally of the longitudinally movable slide, a sole gage carried by the longitudinally movable slide, and means for relatively adjusting th sole gage and shoe gage transversely of the pad.

30. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad a longitudinallyymovable slide, a V-gage mounted therein for movement longitudinally of the pad, a spring urging the V-gage toward a shoe on the pad, a tongue having a pin to engage a hole in the rear end of the sole on the pad, and means for holding the slide from movement away from the shoe on the pad. 31. A pad boxfor use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, a slide movable longitudinally of the pad at its rear end, a shoe gage mounted thereon for movement longitudinally of the slide, aspring urging the shoe gage toward a shoe on the pad, a sole gage for the rear end of a sole on the pad, and means for holding the slide from movement away from a shoe on the pad.

32. A pad box for use in applyingpressure to shoe bottoms provided with .a sole-receiving pad, a pin mounted for endwise movement transversely of the box, a sole gage secured to the pin, and a screw having a collar engaging a groove in the pin for moving the pin endwise.

33. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving .pad, a slide movable transversely of the box, a slide arranged for movement longitudinally of the box, shoe and sole gages carried by the longitudinal slide, and means for holding the trans verse slide ,yieldingly in central position relatively to the pad box.

34. A pad box for use in applying pressure to :shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, a slide movable transversely of the box, a slide arranged for movement longitudinally of the box, shoe and sole gages carried by the lon- .gitudinal slide, and a pair of springs acting to maintain the transverse slide in central position relatively to the pad box, one only of said springs being tensioned by transverse move ment of the slide.

35. A pad box for use 'in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, a slide movable transversely of the box, a slide arranged for movement longitudinally of the box, a shoe gage carried by the longitudinally movable slide, a sole gage also carried by said slide, means for relatively adjusting the sole gage and the shoe gage transversely of the pad, and an indicator to show the amount of said transverse relative adjustment.

36. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, a slide movable longitudinally of the pad at its rear end, a shoe gage mounted thereon for movement longitudinally of the pad relatively to theslide, a spring urging the shoe gage toward a shoe on the pad, a sole gage, carried by the .-'slide' for engaging the rear end of the sole on the pad, and means for holding the slide from movement away from the shoe on the pad.

'37. A pad box for usein applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, a longitudinally movable slide, a V-gage mounted thereon for movement longitudinally. of the. pad, a spring urging the V-gage toward a shoe on the pad, a tongue carried by the longitudinally movable slide having a pin arranged to engage a hole in therear end of the sole on the pad, means for holding the slide from movement away from the shoe on the pad, and means for efiecting relative lateral adjustment of the tongue and V-gage.

38. A pad box foruse in applying pressureto shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, a slide mounted for movement longitudinally of the pad box at one. end thereof, a shoe gage mounted on the slide for movement longitudinally of the pad, a spring urging the shoe gage toward a shoe on the'pad, a tongue normally resting on the pad and having a pin for engaging a hole in the'rear end of the sole on the pad; means for holding the slide from movement away from the shoe on the pad, means for lifting the tongue to receive the rear end of the sole, and

means operated by the tongue-lifting means for releasing the holding means.

39. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, a slide mounted for movement longitudinally of the pad at one end thereof, a shoe gage mounted thereon for movement longitudinally of the pad, a spring urging said shoe gage toward a shoe on the pad, a sole gage movable to engage a sole and locate the sole relatively to the shoe, means for holding the slide from movementaway from the shoeon the 'pad, means for operating the sole gage to release it from the sole, and means actuated by said operating means for releasing the slide-holding means. 40. A pad box for use in applyingpressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, a longitudinally movable slide, a V-gage mounted therein, a spring urging the V-gage toward a shoe on the pad, a tongue having a pin to engage a hole in the rear end of the sole on the pad, means for holding the slide from movement away from a shoe on the pad means for lifting the tongue to receive the rear end of the sole, and means operated by the tonguelifting means for releasing the holding means. 41. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, a V-gage to locate the toe end of a sole, a V.-gage for locating the toe end of a shoe, said shoe gage having suflicient heightwise extent to insure that the toe of a shoe may be positioned relatively to the sole in the sole gage without contact with the sole, a pin and tongue to engage the heel portion of the sole, a V-gage to receive the rear end of the shoe, and means for resiliently urging the rear shoe gage toward the shoe so that a shoe may be suspended in the toe and rear V-gages in proper relation to a sole located by the sole V-gage at the toe and by the pin at its rear end.

42. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving .sumcient heightwise extent to insure that "the toe of a shoe may be positioned relatively 'to the sole'in the sole gagewithout contact with the sole, means to engage the rear portion of the sole, a gage to receive the rear end of the shoe, and means for resiliently urging the rear shoe gage toward the shoe so that the shoe may be suspended in the toe and rear shoe gages in; proper relation to'the'sole located by the sole V-gage at the toe and by the means engaging the rear portion of the sole.

43. 'A'pad box for :use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided. with a sole-receiving pad, a gage to locate the toe end of a sole, va gage to locate the toe end of a shoe, said shoe gage having sufficientextent heightwise of the pad to insure that thetoe of a shoe may be positioned relatively to the sole in the sole gage without contact with the sole, a gage for the rear portion of the sole, a' gage to receive the shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving.

.pad, means for locating relatively the forepart of a shoe and sole, means'for locating the rear part of a sole, means for locating therear part of'a shoe, means for yieldingly urging the rear shoe-locating means forwardly to hold the shoe against the forepart-locating means, and means permitting advance of the means for locating the rear. end of the sole toward the toeof the shoe to hump the shank portion of-the sole toward theshank of the shoe. 7 7

l5. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, means for locating'relativelythe forepart of a shoe and sole, means'for locating the rear part of a sole, means for locating the rear part of a shoe, means for yieldingly urging the rear shoe-locating means toward the forepart-locating means, a slide movable longitudinally of the pad and carrying said means forlocatingfthe rear end of the sole, and a ratchet and pawl for holding said slide against movement rearwardly 'of the shoe" whereby the slide may be pushed forwardly relatively to the rear shoe gage to cause the shank portion a longitudinal curvature.

46. A padbox foruse in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, means for engaging each end of a sole to locate the sole relatively to the pad, gages arranged to find the sole by engagement with the sole' at each end of the ball line, means for holding the gages against movement away from the sole, means for locating a shoe with respect to the sole so located, and a gage for the rear end of the sole to assume I of the shoe, the' rear shoeand sole gages being a shoe gage for locating the toe end of a shoe relatively to the V-gage, the shoe gage having mounted for limited lateral movement together, to' aline the rear end of the sole with the shoe and to bring the rear shoe gage into proper lateral relation to the position/of the shoe as determined by the forepart gages.

47. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, means for locating a sole on the pad, a shoe toe gage having angularly related-plane surfaces substantially perpendicular to the pad and extending a substantial" distance heightwise thereof, a gage for the rear end of the shoe having angularly related surfaces embracing the shoe and being mounted for movement toward the pad, and resilient means urging the shoe toe gage and shoe rear end gage toward each other so that a shoe caused to engage at its ends said angularly related surfaces will be sustained out of contact with the located sole and may be brought into contact with the sole by pressure applied heightwise of the shoe.

48. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, a V-gage for locating the toe end of a sole and a V-gage for locating the toe end of a shoe, said shoe gage having heightwise extent perpendicular to the face of the pad to insure that the shoe may be located relatively to the sole without contact therewith, shoe and sole gages for engaging the shoe and sole at the ends of the ball line, means for locking the ball line gages against separation, a gage for the rear end of the sole, and a gage for the rear end of the shoe, said shoe gage being arranged for limited movement toward the pad, the shoe gages at the toe and heel being adapted to sustain and locate a shoe with respect to a sole located by the sole gages with the shoe bottom out of contact with the sole.

49. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms provided with a sole-receiving pad, a gage to locate the toe end of a sole, a gage for locating the toe end of a shoe relatively to the sole, the shoe gage having sufficient heightwise extent to insure that the toe of the shoe may be positioned relatively to the sole without contact therewith, a gage for the rear portion of the sole, sole and shoe gages for relatively locating the sole and shoe at the ends of the ball line, means for locking said gages to hold the shoe and sole in position, a gage to receive the rear end of the shoe, means for resiliently urging the rear shoe gage toward the shoe so that the shoe may be suspended by pressure of the rear shoe gage toward the toe shoe gage in proper relation to the sole located in the sole gages, and means permitting limited lateral movement of the rear shoe gage and the rear sole gage to aline them with the forepart of the shoe held in place by the forepart shoe gages.

SIDNEY J. FINN. 

